Sixth grade was when Ayase Chihaya met Wataya Arata, the transfer student from Fukui.  The shy and quiet Arata was hiding a surprising talent.  He knew how to play the competitive karuta version of Ogura's Hundred Poets.  Chihaya is stunned by the intensity Arata displays when playing karuta.
Well, we have a karuta tournament
 at our school every year.
Bueno, hay un torneo de karuta 
todos los años en la escuela.
Bueno, hay un torneo de karuta 
todos los años en la escuela.
Bem, temos um torneio de karuta
 na escola todo ano.